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Author: ignacio-chiazzo

lib/irb.rb

@@ -889,6 +889,10 @@ def IRB.irb_exit(*)
     throw :IRB_EXIT
   end
 
+  def IRB.irb_exit!(*)
+    throw :IRB_EXIT
+  end
+
   # Aborts then interrupts irb.
   #
   # Will raise an Abort exception, or the given +exception+.

lib/irb/cmd/exit_forced_action.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative "nop"
+
+module IRB
+  # :stopdoc:
+
+  module ExtendCommand
+    class ExitForcedAction < Nop
+      category "IRB"
+      description "Exit the current irb session with exit!."
+
+      def execute(*)
+        IRB.irb_exit!
+      rescue UncaughtThrowError
+        Kernel.exit
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # :startdoc:
+end

lib/irb/extend-command.rb

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ def irb_context
         [:quit, OVERRIDE_PRIVATE_ONLY],
         [:irb_quit, OVERRIDE_PRIVATE_ONLY],
       ],
+      [
+        :irb_exit!, :ExitForcedAction, "cmd/exit_forced_action",
+        [:exit!, OVERRIDE_PRIVATE_ONLY],
+      ],
+
       [
         :irb_current_working_workspace, :CurrentWorkingWorkspace, "cmd/chws",
         [:cwws, NO_OVERRIDE],